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The town has 639 residents and lies in Co. Cork.
The median sale, €347,500, comes to 6.6 times what the median household here earns. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. 30 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. People aged 65 and over make up a fifth of residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Courtmacsherry falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Courtmacsherry does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 4 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 15%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 30 buildings in Courtmacsherry, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 4 sites here.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courtmacsherry.
Garretstown, 8.5 km from Courtmacsherry, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. 0.3% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, about level with both Co. Cork’s towns (0.4%) and Irish towns (0%). Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights in Courtmacsherry drop to 4.3°C on average. Across the year it averages 10.9°C, close to Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and above Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,217 mm of rain to Courtmacsherry.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.2°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 4.3°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,217 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 90% of people in Courtmacsherry called their health good or very good, above Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Weighed against its ages, disability in the town runs at 94 per 100 expected. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.2% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.7% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 21% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up nearly three in five households, near both Co. Cork’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). The social rented sector houses 13% of households.
| Housing | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 59% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P72, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Protected sites cover 6.6% of the land within 5 km, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Among the protected sites near Courtmacsherry is Courtmacsherry Bay SPA. Every 1,000 residents of Courtmacsherry share 0.1 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 26% | 90% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 26% | 0% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 6.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.4 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect about 1 mm of rain with it today, the wind at 53 km/h and a low of 12°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 14 mm of rain. In November a normal day reaches 12°C and a normal night 6°C; the forecast for Courtmacsherry below sets each day against them.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 365 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 244 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 263 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 346 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Nearly a quarter of trips took under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (33%) and Irish towns (31%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Getting to work takes 33.8 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.8 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 24% | 33% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 69% | 68% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Graduates make up 43% of adults. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.7%, below Co. Cork’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike.
Women make up 51.0% of Courtmacsherry
326 women and 313 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.1% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 43% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 64%, above Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%) alike. There is just one council for Courtmacsherry, Cork County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. No party holds a majority on Cork County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 seats, short of the 28 needed.
| Turnout | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
14.5% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The Sites and Monuments Record holds 4 entries for the town. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 30 buildings in Courtmacsherry, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 469 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 14.5% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Courtmacsherry there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barryroe N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 182 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Courtmacsherry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −3% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Courtmacsherry. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey2.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionKilbrittain Whale4.1 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
No notable person born in Courtmacsherry is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Michael Collins: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Finbarr of Cork: Carsten Hemberger, derivate Hic et nunc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L. T. Meade: L. T. Meade - no photo credit. Hurst & Company Publishers, Public domain · Timothy McCarthy: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Urban area in Co. Cork
Courtmacsherry has 639 people, in the area of Cork County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtmacsherry | 639 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 13 | A | B+ | A− | B− |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 13 | A− | B | A− | C− |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 15 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 16 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Courtmacsherry is 43.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Courtmacsherry had 639 people at the 2022 census, up from 609 in 2016: 4.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).